On Saturday October 4, Beppe Gambetta and Troubadour Acoustic Concerts present the 2025 New Jersey Guitar Summit.
This all-day event is an opportunity to meet, learn and share with new friends the passion for acoustic guitar. It’s open to guitar players of all levels; there are separate workshops for beginner, intermediate, and advanced players. The structure includes an intense day of workshops for each level, ending with a jam session and a final concert. Lunch, dinner, workshops, and the evening concert are included in the $145 price for the whole day. For those who don’t want to, or can’t, attend the whole day, the evening concert is open to all at a cost of $35.
Teachers:
Beppe Gambetta-flatpicking technique starting with learning and understanding the music of the great masters to open the door to creativity in arranging, adapting and composing with the guitar.
Tony McManus-the world of Celtic guitar, with all the embellishments, techniques, open tunings, in which the guitar reproduces the sounds of traditional instruments.
Jefferson Hamer-the guitar from the point of view of the songwriter, arranger and producer, delving into its use as an instrument on which the production of a song is built.
Admission: $145 for Workshop 10 AM – 5 PM (Includes Lunch, Supper, Jam and Evening Concert)
$35 For Concert Only 8:00 PM / $20 Webcast of Concert
Concert: Age 12 and under free with adult.
More info is at https://folkproject.org/mec-events/2025-10-04/
